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PORTLAND Ore., July 1, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Health Touch Chiropractic, a Portland and Tigard wellness center, announced that the practice uses the Vital Wellness Index. This tool is designed to help patients better understand their overall health. The wellness index provides patients with easy, actionable lifestyle changes that can improve their health. According to chiropractors Dr. Larry Lubcke and Dr. Joshua Bray, the Vital Wellness Index complements chiropractic care and holistic healing. It provides a yardstick for measuring health and empowering patients to take control through rehabilitation, weight loss and lifestyle changes.

The Tigard and Portland holistic care center, Health Touch Chiropractic, is working to empower patients to take control of their health. The practice uses the Vital Wellness Index, which helps patients better understand their overall health in relation to their long-term wellness goals.

"Our goal is to empower patients with the tools they need to get healthy for life," said chiropractor Dr. Larry Lubcke. "For patients suffering from acute or chronic pain, getting healthy may seem overwhelming. Our Vital Wellness Index helps to put this journey in perspective, creating smaller, actionable goals and benchmarks that our patients can strive to achieve."

The Vitality Wellness Index includes five components that address the core building blocks of wellness. These are: acute care, restorative care, weight loss, nutrition, and emotional stability. The index also provides patients with clear steps for improving their well being.

"Before coming to Health Touch, many of our patients suffer from chronic neck pain, back pain and fatigue," said Portland chiropractor Dr. Bray. "Sadly, for some of our patients, this has become their new 'normal.' Before starting our treatment program, many patients believed they could never be active again. Our Vital Wellness Index helped show them how to safely heal."

Dr. Lubcke and Dr. Bray work closely with patients to address the causes for their acute pain, such as joint inflammation or a herniated disc. The restoration plan is a new form of rehabilitation designed to help patients produce, control and automate movement in their bodies.

"We help patients recover from an injury by lengthening the muscles in their bodies with corrective care exercises," said Dr. Lubcke. "We show each patient how to practice basic exercises at home that will improve their overall health."

The chiropractors also offer nutritional counseling for long-term sustained weight loss. Basic dietary changes, nutritional supplements and lifestyle changes can help patients lose between two to five pounds per week.

"If a patient is overweight, our Vital Wellness Index will show them how weight loss will improve their overall health," said Dr. Bray. "The index can also offer patients easy steps they can take to improve their lives. We work with patients to incorporate these changes slowly, turning them into daily habits. This increases our patient's success rate for achieving their goals."

The Tigard and Portland center provides adjustments, rehabilitation and holistic care.

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While traveling in China in 1971, two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist James Reston underwent an emergency appendectomy, after which Chinese medical personnel treated his pain with acupuncture. His description of the experience in the pages of the New York Times brought the practice of traditional Chinese medicine front and center.

Two years later, Lewis Thomas, then president of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, delivered an address in which he said, These are bad times for reason, all around. Suddenly, all of the major ills are being coped with by acupuncture. If not acupuncture, it is apricot pits. Thomas was referring to laetrile, a compound extracted from the pits of apricots and bitter almonds, one of the most sought-after alternative treatments for cancer at the time, but one whose effectiveness had been the topic of bitter controversy for years. Banned since 1963 in the U.S., laetrile is reported to still be readily available in the Bahamas and Mexico and is sold online.

And the examples dont end there. Lots of ballyhoo, head-scratching, and accusations of quackery attended growing patient demand for alternative treatments, hyped in the popular press as cures that were natural and based on millennia-old medical traditions practiced in places such as China and India.

In 1999, in response to a growing outcry for some kind of evidence-based scientific analysis of the safety and efficacy of this blizzard of nonconventional treatments, the National Institutes of Health, then under the direction of Harold Varmus, established the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM). Since its founding, NCCAM has funded basic and clinical research at institutions around the world on plant and animal products such as acai, black cohosh, gingko biloba, and shark cartilage, as well as on the therapeutic value of treatments including acupuncture, yoga, massage, reiki, and meditation.

Almost 40 percent of US adults and 12 percent of US children have used complementary or alternative therapies, according to a 2007 survey by NCCAM, and much of what was once considered alternative, including acupuncture, is now part of more-holistic regimens offered at 40 percent of US hospitals, including Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. According to a 2010 survey by the American Hospital Association and the Samueli Institute, a nonprofit center for the study of wellness and healing, this trend is driven by patients demanding alternative or complementary treatment options for conditions that are difficult to manage or cure, such as diabetes, chronic pain, and cancer.Most physicians have lukewarmly embraced such therapies, often because they feel that patients will desert conventional therapy out of desperation if they are not offered a wider range of treatment options.

Researchers who study the scientific validity of nonconventional treatments rarely see them as stand-alone remedies, preferring to call the union of conventional and nonconventional integrated therapy.

The Scientist staff asked experts about the scientific evidence for a number of treatments that may be on the verge of becoming incorporated into integrated therapies, from acupuncture and probiotics to marijuana and psychedelics. We sought to highlight the data that either supports or contravenes the effectiveness of these alternative therapies. As with most health interventions, we uncovered both positive and negative aspects of these treatments for which patients are clamoring and physicians are demanding evidence. Mary Beth Aberlin

Though research is deepening our understanding of the role of microbes in our health, good clinical trials are still needed before consumers can be sure they will enjoy any benefits.

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Triathlete John Barker of Maple Grove donated a kidney to his parents' neighbor. ( Photo courtesy of John Barker)

Relationships Turning Point

In 2007, John Barker of Maple Grove began participating in triathlons as a way to lose weight and feel better. In 2009, a chance encounter with his parents' neighbor in Wisconsin gave him additional perspective on the gift of health.

"It was Thanksgiving 2009," Barker said. "We were visiting my parents in Wisconsin. We were putzing around in the yard when we saw their neighbor, Lee Kreklow."

Barker, 43, a married father with two grown daughters, and Kreklow, 48, a married father with two young daughters, didn't really know each other.

"I moved into the neighborhood back in 1987, the same year that John left for college," Kreklow said.

"Until that day, we had never actually talked," Barker said.

"We would just wave hello," Kreklow said.

It changed that day.

"(Kreklow) was walking around with his two little girls, helping them deliver goodie baskets they had made at church," Barker said. "By the way he was carrying himself, I could tell he was pretty ill. I got to talking to him and I learned he was dying of kidney disease."

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For Bob Perdrizet of Searsport, there is truly no time like the present.

That's why the 91-year-old avid gardener and longtime midcoast resident packed up his Honda CR-V in May for a solo adventure to Alaska and back.

Perdrizet said he was fed up with the rain that was inundating his gardens, but there was another reason he wanted to go.

"I've got five children. They all tried to talk me out of it," the chipper nonagenarian said earlier this week while taking a break from working in his Searsport garden plot. "I said, 'I'm going to be 92 in July. This is my last shot at it.' When you're in the 90s, how many days do you have left?"

So, he made good on an old dream of driving north and west across Maine, most of Canada and into Alaska, which became a state in 1959 when he was 38 years old.

"I wanted to see how the pioneers did it. I can't believe they did it," Perdrizet said. "I was amazed."

His 11,000-mile round-trip journey included up-close-and-personal moose sightings, some tricky traffic around Montreal, chilly hotel rooms and much more. There were massive, snow-capped mountains, glaciers, grizzly bears and mountain sheep that licked salt off the road surfaces. He met incredibly friendly, helpful folks at his hotel in Anchorage. He left his business card under a rock outcropping in British Columbia.

Was it worth it? Undoubtedly yes, Perdrizet said.

"I'm dumbfounded when I see old people retire and sit back," he said. "There's no reason why they can't have an active life. If not physically, then mentally. I hate the word 'retire.' You retire to a new venture. A new hobby. A new anything."

His trip to Alaska was just the latest, and likely not the last, adventure in a life packed with them. As a 12-year-old growing up in Connecticut in the Great Depression, he and some buddies decided to hop freight trains to California and search for gold. They made it halfway across the country before turning back because a friend was homesick.

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Whether weight loss, toning, muscle gain, posture, or improved health, we all want it and we want it now. Sadly, the methods used by many of us don't work, and often can lead to the opposite results.

No other sphere of wellness symbolizes this more than dieting.

If I had a penny for every client who's told me of an outrageous eating plan they've tried, with amazing results in the first few days, only to eventually gain it all back and then some well ... let's just say I'd have a lot of pennies!

I thought it may be helpful to compile a list of the most absolutely useless diets ever created, for those of you out there who've suffered through one or more of these.

The HCG Diet The Idea: This plan calls for daily injections/pill/drops of the hormone HCG (found in the urine of pregnant women), and couples it with a daily caloric intake of just 500 calories!

The Truth: Such a low intake of calories is very dangerous. Just to survive with minimal to no activity, a small woman would need at least 1,000 calories to maintain health and proper body function. Users of this diet will lose dramatic amounts of weight from starving themselves, but will gain it all (and more) back when normal eating resumes.

If your doctor tries to sell you on this program, please report them to the state medical board.

The Master Cleanse or any Cleanse The Idea: Chugging maple syrup or cayenne goop or expensive juice delivery services can "cleanse" our organs, reboot our metabolism, help us grow better hair, and have stronger nails why not throw in "win the Nobel Prize" and "win the lottery?"

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BRENTWOOD, Tenn., June 24, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Chiropractor Dr. Quinn W. Uzelman is encouraging patients to opt for long-term lifestyle changes rather than temporarily fad diets to lose weight. According to Dr. Uzelman, fad diets can ultimately lead to weight gain and may even exacerbate health problems. Dr. Uzelman recommends a combination of nutritional counseling and natural dietary supplements to help jump-start the metabolism, increase energy levels, and manage the appetite. Dr. Uzelman's practice also provides nutritional counseling to support patient's unique dietary needs as they recover from injuries or manage chronic pain.

Premier Family Chiropractic in Brentwood, TN is helping patients get in shape for summer and provide weight loss and nutritional counseling services that are designed to help patients get healthy for life.

"We recommend that our patients avoid 'lose weight quick' diets, which often backfire and lead to weight gain. Instead, our nutritional counseling and weight management program supports long-term sustained weight loss," said Dr. Uzelman.

According to Dr. Uzelman, diets that promise quick results can starve the body of vital nutrients, shutting down the metabolism. When individuals return to their normal eating habits, they quickly gain back any weight that was lost.

"Rather than starving the body, we recommend long-term, sustainable changes to dietary habits," said Dr. Uzelman. "These include nutritional supplements that are designed to safely increase energy and suppress appetite. In combination with the right balance of vitamins and nutrients, our supplements help kick-start the successful weight loss process."

The practice recommends the NanoGreens, NanoPro and NanoOmega supplements. According to the chiropractor, these supplements are specially formulated to help increase their intake of vegetables, fruits, protein and omega fatty acids. Studies show that these nutrients protect the body against cancer, relieve chronic pain and achy joints, and improve memory and bone health.

"In combination with regular activity and dietary changes, these supplements have helped our patients successfully lose weight," said Dr. Uzelman.

Dr. Uzelman also offers nutritional counseling and weight management services for patients recovering from injuries and back pain. Dietary changes, including an increase in antioxidants, can naturally reduce inflammation and chronic back pain.

He also implements ISAGENIX, a whole body nutritional cleansing program, which provides the body with over 70 vitamins and trace minerals lost due to increased use of pesticides, herbicides and other chemicals that decrease the nutrient value in foods.

Dr. Uzelman says that losing weight and increasing daily activity can also help relieve pressure on the joints and strengthen the spine. In addition to weight management and nutritional counseling, Dr. Uzelman provides chiropractic care, massage therapy, and holistic treatments for allergies.

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Desmond writes, What are your thoughts on the Atkins diet? I have heard people have great success but others say it leads to other medical complications?

It must be swimsuit time again! Probably the best time of the year for dieting, and healthier attitudes. It's important to understand how metabolism works, to understand how to lose weight, and become healthier. Unfortunately, many are not looking to be healthier, just skinnier....regardless of the health angle. So, my advice to you all is to think a little deeper, work a little harder, and put your health first, and your bikini/beach body second.

The biggest diet controversy has always been the type of food to eat that will help you lose weight. There have been hundreds of "fads" over the years, but many resurface, or refuse to go away. Any diet that severely restricts your food types and calories will make you lose weight, but will you be able to maintain that weight after stopping the restrictions? I look at diets as a "four letter word". It's not a term you are supposed to use! I would prefer "lifestyle changes" simply because there really is no end to the change. Therefore, any weight you lose will stay off since your goal is not to radically change your behavior for a short period of time (like most diets).

To answer Desmond's question, I did some research on the original Atkins diet, which was introduced in 1972, and revised in 2002. The premise is that a low carb, high protein diet will put the body in ketosis (weight loss by breaking down fat, also known as lipolysis. To do this you have to avoid carbohydrates, to allow the depletion of glucagon, and force the body to break down the fats used as storage in the body. The theory goes that you have to do this in stages to get the maximum benefit.

Stages of Atkins diet:

Induction is where most of the weight is lost, 5-10 pounds a week. During this phase, there are severe restrictions on carbohydrates, but no restriction on total calories taken in by protein or fat. There is a limitation of total fat, with only 20 percent of total calories expected from fat.

Ongoing weight loss, allows the inclusion of carbohydrates while still losing weight. This inclusion of carbs is limited and in stages or "rungs" of a ladder.

Rungs:

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I dont really listen to Drake but I had to borrow a line from his Stay Schemin verse directed at Vanessa Bryant (You wasnt with me shooting in the gym) because it perfectly illustrates my point in the ongoing did she or didnt she have weight loss surgery debate. I dont usually walk around defending celebrities either, considering they can always go cry in their money as one of my old editors used to say, but the celebrity weight loss shade is realreal ridiculous that is.

As I was reading over Chaka Khans interview yesterday I was surprised she mentioned people thought she had weight loss surgery. When she first made her big 60-pound reveal, Chaka hadnt been seen for a hot minute so it wasnt as though one day we saw her at a certain size and she was significantly lighter the next. Plus, most noted how fit she appeared to be and thats not characteristic of people who have just gone under the knife. Shes since mentioned that she went vegan and credits her dramatic loss to the absence of meat from her diet but many are still assuming a surgeon was also present somewhere in this.

Fast forward to the post on Jennifer Hudsons new clothing line and there was all kinds of shade unraveling about how her entire Weight Watchers 80-pound weight loss is a hoax. I expected side eyes at the thought of people wanting to dress like her but I thought all the nonsense over her having gastric bypass surgery was dead. Like Chaka, J-Hud didnt pull one of those overnight size 16 to size 6 moves. It took her somewhere around a year to get those results, which is hardly how long it would take had she went the surgery route. In fact, shes pretty much a model for healthy weight loss which should be achieved safely at two pounds per week.

Whats crazy to me is how people are calling her a fraud for being a Weight Watchers spokesperson and claiming thats the only way she shed pounds. Um, how many of yall were with her in the gym? Better yet, the hospital or the operating table where she supposedly had this surgery? People have gone so far as to say that shes false promoting because she doesnt acknowledge the exercise aspect of her plan that brought her to those results. I think everyone knows diet and exercise go hand-in-hand. Her job isnt to sell treadmills, ellipticals, jump ropes or basketballs, shes pushing the portion of her success story that relates to food which is the Weight Watchers meal plan. Whats fraudulent about that? And the point that she probably had a trainer whip her into shape (either in lieu of or in addition to surgery) is null and void as well because Ive seen many an average woman shell out cash to have someone kick her butt into shape during 5 am workouts.

Whats even more crazy to me though is how people will see a random overweight black woman and say she needs to lose weight as if its as simple to do as letting the words come out of your mouth. Then when they see a celebrity who worked out and used a food program to drop pounds they assume its not possible and that she must have had surgery. And then when they hear Beyonce say she dropped 40 pounds in a few months eating lettuce and running on a treadmill they believe it and celebrate it as if thats healthy. Wheres the logic in that?

On some level, I blame Star Jones for this. Her notorious denial of weight loss surgery has made every other weight loss success story after hers suspect from the gate because she kept up the charade for so long. But this is also just a classic case of people contradicting themselves and dare I say it, hating. Why is it women like J-Hud get beat on so hard for assumedly not being healthy and needing to lose weight, and then when they do it through sweat, tofu, and rice cakes, its assumed they took the easy way out? You cant try to beat diet and exercise into one persons head all day long as the magic pill for weight loss and then when another person gets the results they should from doing what was suggested, all of a sudden it isnt possible? Whats so difficult about accepting and celebrating someone elses triumph, and silencing the need to steal their shine?

The most interesting part is the critics are always people whove never known what its like to have to drop weight themselves. Theyre speaking from facts theyve heard or read, not from personal experience which is why they suggest someone just start walking 30 minutes a day as if thats going to add up to a 3,500 calorie deficit that would yield them a one-pound weight loss. Its the same reason they assume any celebrity who has gone from plus-size to average couldnt have done it without a medical intervention: they dont know what theyre talking about.

Speculating on celebrity weight loss is no different than commenting on other rumors about who theyre dating, sleeping with, or beefing with. We werent there, so we dont know. Therefore theres no reason to throw shade and assume the worst. If you hate celebs when theyre fat and find a whole new reason to hate them when theyre thin, how do they ever win?

Brande Victorian is the News and Operations Editor for MadameNoire.com. Follow her on Twitter @Be_Vic.

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Paddleboarding may seem like an intimidating activity to try this summer. But you will be surprised in how easy it is to learn how to stand up and paddle.

Not only is the equipment minimal, but you will also benefit from a full body workout. Your legs will receive a workout from balancing on the board, while the paddling will work out your chest and arms. Also, since you are standing up on the board, you will have an amazing view of the horizon.

Choose the Right Board

Choosing the proper paddleboard is important in successfully standing up on your own. The board must not only be stable but also be appropriate for your weight. In general, paddlers over 170 pounds will benefit from using a paddleboard that ranges in length from 11 feet and 6 inches to 12 feet and 6 inches. For those under 170 pounds, a larger board is generally required, but some riders prefer a smaller board that ranges in length from 10 feet and 6 inches to 11 feet and 6 inches.

Getting Started

For beginners, this activity is best attempted in ideal condition where the water is still, flat and is unobstructed by other water activities. Instead of attempting to stand right away, it is best to paddle into the water in a kneeling position. It would also be best if you have someone stabilizing your board while attempting to stand up for the first time. From the kneeling position, you have to intuitively feel the balancing point of the board. The nose shouldn't pop off the water while the tail shouldn't be under it either.

Balancing is key and always keep your hands on each side to make standing much easier. From here, you can slowly try to stand up one foot at a time.

Dos and Don'ts

Always try to keep the proper form when you are already standing up on your paddleboard, which is keeping your feet parallel and about a hip-width apart centered between the board's edges. Don't forget that you must try to balance with your hips and legs as opposed to your head. Remember that you can also use your paddle for balancing and never release it. Move the paddle forward or backward to help shift your balance around.

Most beginners forget that your feet do not always have to be firmly planted on the board. As you get the hang of balancing, you can move and adjust your feet accordingly. Try to move from different stances in flat water first so that you can get the hang of your board. Never stare down at your feet; keep your eyes looking forward into the horizon.

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